Month: December 2020
** Single emergency helpline number ‘112’ launched in Mangaluru
“Similar to the US, India has launched a pan-India service of the single emergency helpline number ‘112’ for immediate assistance services from police, fire (101) and natural disaster or disaster management services.”
** Madikeri: Student invents robot that can treat COVID patients
Manikantha from Ponnampet. Engineering student of Engineering College of Mandya
** Nature’s keepers
A new coffee table book released by the Karnataka forest department is an ode to the unsung frontline workers who help in keeping the state’s lush green cover intact
** And the winners are…
The Bangalore Literature Festival and Atta Galatta, the city-based bookstore, have announced the winners of the Atta Galatta-Bangalore Literature Festival Book Prize 2020.
** Farm-fresh fruits, veggies reach customers’ tables
At a time when purchasing pesticide-free fresh fruits and vegetables has become a challenge, a Bengaluru-based startup is supplying these items to citizens, that too at 20 per cent lower cost.
Humus, a store in JP Nagar 2nd Phase, is working on the Amul model: the firm procures fruits and vegetables directly from farmers, processes and sells them to customers in Bengaluru.
** Joshna Chinappa, first Indian woman to play 400 PSA Tour squash games
** Land reforms Bill passed in Council with JD(S) support
It seeks to remove sale restrictions
Amid intense protests by farmers, the controversial Karnataka Land Reforms (Second Amendment) Bill, 2020 that seeks to remove restrictions on agricultural land purchase in the State was passed in the Legislative Council on Tuesday, with the Janata Dal (Secular), which had earlier opposed the Bill, supporting it.
** A platform for students’ internships
Young Indians Mysuru has said a portal www.ciiyiinternship.tech has been created to connect industries of Mysuru with students who are aspiring to pursue internships at various institutes and companies in and around Mysuru.